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Developing and Optimizing Multi-Dimensional NNBF and EWN Strategies that Endure Cold Region Environments

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Cold Region (CR) environments experience unique environmental stressors such as loss of permafrost and ice sheets from climate change, sea-level rise, intense ice and snowstorms, high winds, and rising/falling lake levels. These unique conditions often complicate the development of lasting EWN® solutions that improve Cold Region resilience.  This project aims to identify and develop new and non-traditional EWN strategies that integrate novel natural infrastructure and nature-based techniques and practices specific to Cold Region environments. This project also seeks to better understand the current conditions and future-anticipated changes in Cold Regions in order to obtain greater insight into what EWN strategies might reduce risk and increase the resilience of communities located in Cold Regions such as Alaska, Canada, New England, and the Great Lakes.

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Rapid environmental change in the Arctic is driving considerable coastal land loss and ...

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The Engineering With Nature program is pleased to share the summary report for the “Col...
Growing environmental risk threatens communities in cold regions, particularly as clima...
Shoreline erosion over the last few decades along the Point Hope, Alaska, USA coastline...
This report outlines a series of research and analytical exercises conducted by our DRC...

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Point Hope is a village in remote northwestern Alaska experiencing coastal erosion, flooding, tha...

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Climate change is having a significant effect on Arctic communities. The loss of permafrost and i...

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Research Physical Scientist, CRREL-AKRO, ERDC

Research Oceanographer, ERDC-CHL

Senior Science Technical Manager, CRREL, ERDC

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A team of subject matter experts and collaborators met at Saint Croix Island, ME, 21-221 June 2023 to identify nature...

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